Dongyangopelta

Tur bi mooy: “Dongyang shield”1

Lekkoon: GàncaxDino yu am kiiraayKretase bu jëkk ba Kretase bu mujj

Dongyangopelta was an armoured dinosaur that lived in what is now China. It had a bony shield on its hips made of fused lumps of bone, and its back was covered with spikes and plates.1

Dundoon

am na 113 ba 94 milyoŋ at3

Kretase bu jëkk ba Kretase bu mujj

Fosil yu ñu gis ci

Zhejiang Province, China1 2

Gaawaay bi gën a kawe

lu tollu ci 18 km/h (11 mph)

Daw, jortu

Kañ la dundoon?

Triyaas

Jurasik

Kretase

Am na 252 milyoŋ at20114566, asteroyid bi

Naka la gaawoon?

Nit kuy dox lu tollu ci 5 km/h (3 mph)

Xale bu nekk ci welo lu tollu ci 12 km/h (7 mph)

Dongyangopelta lu tollu ci 18 km/h (11 mph)

Fas buy daw bu gaaw lu tollu ci 65 km/h (40 mph)

Segg bu gaaw lu tollu ci 100 km/h (62 mph)

yëf yu neex

Xibaar yu neex

Dongyangopelta is one of the only nodosaurid armoured dinosaurs known from Asia, along with Taohelong and Sauroplites.1

Its name means 'Dongyang shield' because it was found near Dongyang City in China and had a shield of fused bones on its hips.1

The pelvic shield of Dongyangopelta was made of many fused bony bumps called osteoderms, arranged in a rosette pattern with larger bumps in the middle.1

Its thigh bone (femur) was 46 centimetres (18.1 inches) long, straight and strong, with a distinct head separated from the greater trochanter.1

Dongyangopelta had thin triangular plates on its body that ranged from 10 to 35 centimetres (3.9 to 13.8 inches) long.1

The fossil was discovered in October 2009 by Zhiwei Yang in a hillside near Yangyan Village, Zhejiang Province, China.1

Dongyangopelta lived during the Early to Late Cretaceous period, about 105 to 96 million years ago.1

Nataalu Dongyangopelta bu ñu def ak IA — Nataal bu IA def la, muy wone ni Dongyangopelta mën a meloon, ordinatëer moo ko def ci li boroom xam-xam yi xam. Jortu kese la: rab bi ci dëgg mën na meloon neneen, te kenn xamul ay kulëëram yu dëgg.

yeen a laaj

Laaj yi ñu gën a laaj ci Dongyangopelta

?How big was Dongyangopelta?

Scientists do not know its full size yet, but its thigh bone (femur) was 46 centimetres (18.1 inches) long, and its triangular back plates ranged from 10 to 35 centimetres (3.9 to 13.8 inches) long.1

?What did Dongyangopelta eat?

Dongyangopelta was a plant-eater. As a nodosaurid ankylosaur, it ate low-growing plants like ferns and cycads.1

?When did Dongyangopelta live?

Dongyangopelta lived during the Early to Late Cretaceous period, about 105 to 96 million years ago.1

?Where was Dongyangopelta found?

Its fossil was discovered in October 2009 by Zhiwei Yang in a hillside near Yangyan Village, Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, China.1

Ngir ñi xam dino lool

Turu xam-xam: Dongyangopelta
Ku ko tudde: Chen et al. 20133
Kurél: Dino yu am kiiraay
Njaboot / klad: Nodosauridae3
Klasifikasiyoŋ: Ornithischia > Ankylosauria > Nodosauridae > Thyreophora3
Màggaayu doj yi: 113 ba 94 milyoŋ at (Albian / Cenomanian)3
Formasiyoŋi doj: Chaochuan3
Réew yi: Siin3
Fosil yu ñu gis: 1 ci The Paleobiology Database3
Gisees: Dongyangopelta was named in 2013 by Chen Rongjun and colleagues. The fossil was found in 2009 by Zhiwei Yang in Zhejiang, China, and dug up by a team of scientists from several museums.1
Ñu ngi koy werante ba tey: Scientists are not sure exactly how Dongyangopelta is related to other nodosaurids. Some studies place it close to Zhejiangosaurus, others put it near Sauroplites and Taohelong.1

Fa xibaar yi jóge

Dongyangopelta (en.wikipedia.org)
PBDB Taxon (paleobiodb.org)
Dongyangopelta in The Paleobiology Database (CC BY 4.0): at, béréb yi, formasiyoŋi doj, klasifikasiyoŋ.

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